Context soup.
I started a new job last week. I’m interim service owner (or product manager? who knows) in GDS looking after an aspect of standards and assurance.
It’s one of those things that gets a bad reputation, but for someone with Sincerely Held Beliefs about government procurement and processes, it is a pretty good fit.
But my god, so much to understand quickly. The field of what assessments and pipelines are has moved on a bit since I was working on a similar problem at BEIS, but the main user needs are still there and confuddled.
Metrics:
Emails:
I received 60 last week. Most were useful.
My only worry is working out which people are on hangouts (GChat for the oldies like me) or Slack.
Fire alarms:
1
Late trains:
2
People I recognised at GDS:
7
Extra-mural:
I helped Chris run AWMUG (Amateur Wardley Mapping User Group) last Friday.
I’m still no closer to being sure of using it as a tool for mapping things that aren’t pure technology dependencies, but it gave me a chance to have a go with someone listing “comms strategy” as a node. Also, the room was nice.
This week:
Fewer late trains, some beers, meetings, making an MVP ring fence.
